Devices

platforms

Remote for iPad

Remote for the iPad is a free program from Apple that makes it easy to manage iTunes, your iPad as well as iPhone. With iTunes you will always be in sync, and the latest version of the program makes it easier than ever to manage your media library. You can also use the app to add new songs and listen to them on your PC, Mac or Apple TV.

Ardour

Ardour is a free audio workstation for Linux and the Mac. Primarily the creation of Paul Davis, it is quite simply one of the most powerful audio software around. It has a whole bunch of features such as unlimited buses and audio racks, MDI CC control, precision algorithms for EQ and more. In fact its recording capability is only limited by your hardware.

Meshlab

Meshlab is a special type of program that helps process unstructured 3D models and meshes that come from 3D scanning. 3D models tend to get very large, but the Meshlab Development Team has built a complete set of tools in the software that will help with editing, converting, rendering, inspecting and otherwise do some touching up. If you've ever used a 3D program before and had problems with mesh editing, this can really help.

ChaosPro

ChaosPro is a freeware fractal program for Windows XP, Vista and later. Created by Martin Pfingstl, it can produce fractals in real time. Those new to fractal creation will appreciate its simple interface. Advanced users can tweak thousands of parameters to produce stunning images. For a freeware program, ChaosPro has a large number of features. As expected, it can generate Mandelbrot and Julia sets. But other fractal types like Escapetime, Attractor, Quaternion and more are supported. The application is multiwindowing, multitasking and supports an unlimited number of colors. The software is compatible with UltraFractal and FractInt.

Maxthon

Maxthon is not as well known as the other browsers, but it actually has enough features to match the others. A product of Maxthon International, it has two display modes; Retro and Ultra. Retro mode is for old websites created with legacy tools. Ultra Mode is for the latest websites. The browser uses the appropriate mode so pages display faster. There are a bunch of other extras included: ad and pop-up blockers, multisearch, autofill and drag and drop. You can do screen captures, translate languages, get feeds and take notes.

GoldenDict

GoldenDict is a free dictionary lookup program, but it does more than just show you the meaning of words. It is a feature rich program with links, images, colors and formatting. In addition it has support for other file formats like Babylon .BGL ABBYY Lingvo .dsl source files, ABBYY Lingvo .lsa/.dat audio archives and many more that you can use. With GoldenDict you can install dozens of dictionaries easily.

Maxima

Maxima is an open source CAS (computer algebra system) inspired by the Macsyma system from MIT. It allows you to perform powerful algebraic functions, including numerical and symbolic expressions as well as differential equations and other complex equations. The program was created by William Schelter. Since he passed away in 2001, it has been maintained by the Maxima Development Team

PiTiVi

Non linear video editors are hard to come by in Linux, but PiTiVi by Edward Hervey remedies that situation. Not only is it one of the few non linear video editors on Linux but it is very easy to use and feature packed, comparable to those on other systems.

Bottle Shoot

Bottle Shoot is all about shooting as many bottles as you can in the fixed amount of time. The game becomes tougher as it keeps progressing. There is also a number of bonus levels in which you can break as many bottles without any obstacle in sight. Bottle Shoot is developed by Droid Hermes, they have had quite a run on Google Play, but seem to have struck the right cord with Bottle Shoot.